Category: Campus life

Edward Van Gemert, vice provost for libraries and a university librarian, will retire in May 2018, the university announced Tuesday.

Still having Wi-Fi troubles? Check again, it may work this time.

J.D. Vance’s epic memoir, chosen as UW-Madison’s Go Big Read for this year, details his struggles growing up in poverty in Appalachian Ohio. Although published before the election, the book seemed to answer the question that many city-dwellers asked after Donald Trump’s shocking rise to the presidency: “How did this happen?”

Endless stacks of reference materials are on their way out at UW-Madison libraries. So are study halls with long tables of silent, solitary students, and self-contained libraries for individual departments.

One in a series of stories from this weekend’s Cap Times Idea Fest at Gordon Commons.

Oct. 5 is approaching fast, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School’s Immigrant Justice Clinic wants to help Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients meet their renewal deadline.

Five years, two shortened Terrace seasons and over $100 million later, crews are putting the final touches on the renovation project that has reshaped UW-Madison’s Memorial Union.

Objects such as confederate flags, swastikas, monuments were symbols used to further white supremacy in Charlottesville.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison tied for 12th-best public college in the U.S. News and World Report’s latest college rankings Tuesday.

MADISON, Wis. – University of Wisconsin-Madison officials are still investigating what caused a campuswide wireless internet outage that is still being repaired, according to a release.

UW-Madison is among the top public universities in the nation, according to new rankings from U.S. News and World Report, but it dropped two spots from last year.

Two Wisconsin schools have again been named among the country’s top 100 national universities in the 2018 Best College rankings from U.S. News & World Report.

VETS program will also include educational initiatives for 2017.

Social genomics is a new field that merges sociology with genetics. It asks how our genes affect our functions in society. Social genomics is a topic of interest to Jason Fletcher, professor of public affairs and sociology in the La Follette School of Public Affairs at UW-Madison. He will be teaching a sociology class on this topic this fall, called Molecular Me: Social Implications of the Genetic Revolution.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s student council has adopted an anti-Semitism resolution and a code of conduct following a conflict that emerged last spring over divestment legislation.

Minero, a Ph.D. candidate at UW-Madison, said she would lose her status if DACA ends before Congress can reach a solution.

Several DACA recipients shared their experiences growing up as undocumented immigrants.

UW-Madison’s First Wave program, a four-year, full tuition hip-hop scholarship, will not be accepting applications for the 2018-’19 academic year.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan says Justice Antonin Scalia’s death forced the remaining justices to learn how to compromise.

The country is divided along partisan and ideological lines and, as is widely the perception, so is the U.S. Supreme Court. But the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, which left the high court at eight members for more than a year, forced justices to engage more deeply with one another on areas of disagreement, Justice Elena Kagan said at an appearance at the UW Memorial Union on Friday afternoon.

Students, faculty compared current political climate to that of 1920s Germany.

Long ago, before the internet was invented, brands hoping to attract new customers cooked up the idea of handing out free samples. It remains a tried-and-true method for many brands today. Dunkin’ Donuts and Krispy Kreme hand out free donuts on National Donut Day, for example. In July, 7-Eleven celebrated its 90th birthday by giving out free Slurpees for a solid week. And the legendary free sample tables at Costco are said to draw fans who can assemble an entire meal from the giveaways.

The head of the student government at the University of Wisconsin-Madison apologized for holding a meeting on Passover that featured a vote on an anti-Israel resolution.

“I have never been so stunned in my life. I went from thinking I was going to pass out a few samples to getting my own hashtag, messages of support from DJ Khaled and one heck of a challenge,” Jeschke said. “But the best part was all of the people I met. The entire student body rallied behind me. It was an experience I’ll never forget.”

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan will be on the UW-Madison campus Friday, to talk about her life in law.

DJ Khaled — the hit-making producer behind such songs as “I’m the One” and “All I Do Is Win” — will play a free concert for UW-Madison students at the Kohl Center on Oct. 30, after a freshman met Mentos’ challenge of handing out tens of thousands of packs of gum during his first week on campus.

By handing out no less than 43,000 packs of Mentos gum, University of Wisconsin-Madison student Sam Jeschke earned his university a concert by renowned musical artist DJ Khaled.

Professor Noel Radomski said communicating with greater community is key to keeping UW united.

In addition to receiving a free year of tuition from the gum company, Jeschke will receive $2,500 for distributing Mentos Gum at designated locations throughout campus.

“I am saddened that I contributed to an environment of exclusion,” Morrison said. “My intentions were never to alienate Jewish members of our community, but I fully recognize that that was my impact.”

After making a suggestion to the sociology department chair and gaining the support of faculty members across UW-Madison, Brenzel created a new course aimed at exploring the university’s relationship with the state of Wisconsin.

“FORWARD? The Wisconsin Idea, Past and Present,” is under the microscope after UW announced launch of study of the school’s history with the Ku Klux Klan.

Alissa Swenson continued her involvement in Kibera Girls Soccer Academy by organizing a book reading of the school’s story.

In the aftermath of violent protests on college campuses from University of California-Berkeley to Middlebury, and the deadly events of Charlottesville, some think it’s possible the University of Wisconsin could also reach a tipping point.

“It’s not surprising, but the things that were said were disheartening,” said Laura Minero, a graduate student at University of Wisconsin-Madison and leader in a campus DREAMers group after the announcement Tuesday that Trump would phase out the program.

UW-Madison is introducing its own mandatory sexual harassment prevention training this semester. But some universities do not require it, and some academic fields have special training needs, said Marín-Spiotta, an associate professor at UW-Madison in the Department of Geography. She will be lead investigator of research being conducted in a partnership of the American Geophysical Union, Earth Science Women’s Network, and Association for Women Geoscientists.

The event was the third — and second one on Labor Day — hosted by the Wisconsin Union’s Wheelhouse Studios.

Hundreds filled an auditorium at the Gordon Dining and Events Center on UW-Madison’s campus Saturday night for an interactive performance.

If Jeschke is successful in distributing the gum—approximately the same number of bottles as there are students—Mentos Gum will pay for one year of his tuition. The gum company will also bring rapper DJ Khaled to campus for a free concert.

MADISON (WKOW) — Students at UW-Madison are starting off the school year with a welcome from the city’s official bird, the pink flamingo.

The UW Marching Band performed on Wake Up Wisconsin under the direction of its legendary director, Mike Leckrone.